Tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta yesterday said although the government was hopeful of allowing an earlier phased opening of inbound tourists into the country, it was not practical to quarantine them for 14 days. The Cabinet is expected to make an announcement on the final modalities regarding the targeted international tourism revival initiative, which was expected...
Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Edgar Brandt Anti-Corruption Commission director general Paulus Noa yesterday said the commission has opened a preliminary investigation into the alleged bribery scandal implicating a senior official of the City of Windhoek and two opposition politicians. This follows a report by Al Jazeera yesterday in which Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) City of Windhoek councillor...
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) leader Mike Kavekotora says Covid-19 cases at Walvis Bay are getting out of hand, accusing government of only announcing new infections without taking decisive action to mitigate the impact of the virus. “There is no denying that the situation is worsened by overcrowding, lack of decent housing, high levels...
Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Eileen Rakow yesterday sentenced a 49-year-old man convicted of murdering Rehoboth farmer Joseph Adriaan Barth to an effective 20 years imprisonment. Rakow convicted Jan Moses Uamunika on a charge of murder, acquitted him on a charge of robbery with aggravating circumstances, but convicted him on the lesser charge of using...
Owner of Gobabis-based football club Young African Mali Ngarizemo has described as “long and draining” the process of finally getting his club’s relegation overturned by the Namibia Football Association (NFA)’s Appeals Committee. The NFA’s Appeals Committee on Tuesday ruled that the club pay a fine of N$100 000 to retain its status in the Namibia...
The highly-anticipated MTC Netball Premier League, which was recently announced by Netball Namibia (NN), is expected to kick off as early as March next year. Speaking to New Era Sport yesterday, NN vice president Rebecca Goagoses said they are looking at commencing with league activities by March next year, as it will be impossible to...
Paulina Moses In 2009, Hilma Jeremia gave birth to a baby girl named Josephina Johannes but she was left in disbelief because the baby had no limbs. “I gave birth to a child with no arms or legs. It is the worst kind of disability, it has no beginning or end,” said Jeremia. Jeremia further...
Tributes have poured in for struggle stalwart Jason Angula, who died this week and was known for his political and social activism. Angula died on Monday in a Windhoek hospital after a long illness, according to his brother Aupapa. He was 72. Former Robben Island political prisoners Martin Kapewasha and Ben Ulenga remembered Angula as...
Tourism and hospitality stakeholders have expressed their readiness to welcome international arrivals once Cabinet pronounces itself of the final modalities, including the quarantine period of such visitors. However, the stakeholders cautioned against the 14-day quarantine suggestion currently on the table, saying it was not friendly to the industry. In an attempt to rejuvenate the economy and...
Shoki Kandjimi The chairperson of the National Council’s Standing Committee on Audit, Lebbius Tobias, has called on the immigration ministry to urgently erect a gate at the Mohembo border post in the Kavango East region. The councillor made this call recently during the standing committee’s visit to the Sarusungu and Mohembo border post. The committee’s...